When a judge unfairly jails a defendant for an outburst of exuberance in defiance of a ruling the defendant was NOT informed of, then the judge is out of line. This defendant spent 6 hours of his life in a jail cell because he was NOT informed that the judge had issued a ruling to the lawyers re over-exuberant displays that was not passed on to the defending councilor's client. In this case, if the judge had a problem, then he should have taken it out on the defending councilor, but to declare that this is "simple" will never give that defendant his 6 hours of life back. IMHO, there needs to be citizen review of judges making questionable decisions like this one. Judges are not gods, yet they often behave as if they are.
When a judge unfairly jails a defendant for an outburst of exuberance in defiance of a ruling the defendant was NOT informed of, then the judge is out of line. Exactly. And he himself realized it, although quite a bit later than he should have.
This defendant spent 6 hours of his life in a jail cell because he was NOT informed that the judge had issued a ruling to the lawyers re over-exuberant displays that was not passed on to the defending councilor's client.
I read it that way, as well.
In this case, if the judge had a problem, then he should have taken it out on the defending councilor{sic], but to declare that this is "simple" will never give that defendant his 6 hours of life back.
Well, I never claimed it would. Still, I think it's not as complicated as it's made out to be.
IMHO, there needs to be citizen review of judges making questionable decisions like this one. Judges are not gods, yet they often behave as if they are.
That wouldn't give him his six hours back, either, but might make him think twice next time.